Worldwide Marriage Encounter, a Catholic organization that promotes marriage enrichment through retreats and faith-based activities, sponsors an annual contest to find the longest-married couples in the United States. The contest celebrates World Marriage Day, the second Sunday in February. A winner is selected nationally and for each state. This year’s couples will be honored later […]
Hawaii Catholic Harold’s Quiz: Feb. 1, 2013
Can you believe, quizzicians, that by the time I next see you, we’ll be in the season of Lent? My, how the liturgical calendar flies. Savor these last few days of Ordinary Time, and enjoy this quiz. 1) Saints This saint is invoked against throat diseases, and many Catholic churches celebrate his Feb. 3 feast […]
Younger, Catholic crowd marks 40th year of Roe v. Wade
A mostly Catholic and mostly youthful group of about 500 assembled at the Hawaii State Capitol on the afternoon of Jan. 26 for the annual March for Life to commemorate the millions of unborn Americans who lost their lives to abortion since the procedure was legalized four decades ago. Hawaii’s event joined other similar rallies […]
Blessed Chaminade in bronze stands tall on Kaimuki campus
The new larger-than-life bronze statue of Blessed William Joseph Chaminade stands in the oval gardens of the shared grounds of Chaminade University, Marianist Center of Hawaii and Saint Louis School, visible from the campus’ Waialae Avenue main entrance as a sentinel for the Marianist mission and identity, an apt image for students who want to […]
Heralding back: Feb. 1, 2013
50 years ago – Feb. 1, 1963 The Diocese of Honolulu has another new priest to serve the Catholic populace of the 50th State. He is Father Lawrence N. Takao, who was ordained Sunday afternoon by the Most Reverend James J. Sweeney, Bishop of Honolulu, in the sanctuary of Our Lady of Peace Cathedral. 25 […]
Tucson’s Bishop Kicanas to speak here on immigration reform
A bishop whose state has often found itself at the epicenter of the national debate on immigration will address the hot topic here in April as a guest lecturer at Chaminade University/St. Louis School. Bishop Gerald F. Kicanas of Tucson, Ariz., will speak on “Catholic Social Teaching and Immigration Reform” at 4 p.m. April 7 […]
Red Mass Homily | Sister Alicia Damien Lau, OSF: St. Marianne brought gift of ‘pono,’ righteousness, to the afflicted
Here is the prepared text of the talk delivered by Sister Alicia Damien Lau, a Sister of St. Francis of the Neumann Communities, at the Diocese of Honolulu’s Red Mass, Jan. 17, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu. Aloha! In its profoundest spiritual sense, “to come together face to face” (alo) […]
Chaminade MBA project to review Hawaii Catholic Schools strategic plan
The Hawaii Catholic Schools Office has had a history of cooperation and collaboration with Chaminade University of Honolulu. The newest effort involves Chaminade’s Master of Business Administration instructors and students working with the Hawaii Catholic Schools Office and several schools on a “Chaminade/HCS Strategic Plan Implementation Review.” It is hoped that this project will lead […]
Jesus captivating my heart: A few short months from ordination, Island-born Jesuit reflects on his 14-year passage to priesthood
Jesuit Phillip Alcon Ganir, the son of Brigido and Lourdes Ganir of Foster Village, Honolulu, was ordained a deacon with 10 others by Bishop Patrick McGrath of San Jose on Oct. 20, 2012, at Santa Clara University in San Jose, Calif. The diaconate is the last major transition on his 14-year path to the priesthood. […]
Manaolana | Sidebar: Jan. 18, 2013
Quote “Taize doesn’t exist to provide dogma, but to bring people together to discuss them and work through the messiness.” | Gregory Stark, 21, a senior at Kenyon College and an Episcopalian who participated in a pilgrimage of the Taize community to Rome Dec. 28-Jan. 2. The gathering of 45,000 Christian faithful consisted primarily of […]